Gate.



No. 813,615. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

W. G. BOYD.

GATE. APPLIOATION IiLED JUNE 30.1905.

2 SHEETS-SHBET 1.

PATENTED FEB. 27,1906.

W. G. BOYD.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30.1905.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

flue anew Witnesses UN TED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed June 30, 1905- Serial No. 267-7 To ctZZ whom it may concern.

Be it knovm that I, WALTER C. Born, a citizen of the United States, residing at Williamsburg, in the county of Iowa, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates, and more particularly to swinging gates, and has for its object to provide a gate arranged for vertical pivotal movement into and out of operative position and which will also be arranged for horizontal pivotal movement at times to suit varying conditions.

Another object is to provide a gate embodying the above features which will include a novel arrangement of parts and which may be constructed at a low figure.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification, which describes an embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the gate in closed position. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the gate in open position. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the gate swung horizontally to permit of the passage of high bodies through the gateway. Fig. 4' is a sectional view of the upper end of the pivot-post, showing the arrangement of the revolving eyebolt. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing the auxiliary stop in its normal position. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing the stop in position to form a hinge.

Referring now to the drawings, there are shown a pair of spaced vertical posts 5 and 6, respectively, the latter having a socket 7 in its upper end in Which there is engaged the stem 8 of an eyebolt 9, the eye 10 of this bolt extending upwardly from the posts, and engaged in this eye there is one end of a horizontally-extending shaft 11, the other end of which is removably engaged between spaced upwardly-extending fingers 12, carried by a screw-threaded shank 13, which is engaged in the upper end of the post 5.

The gate proper consists of side members 14 and 15, which adjacent to their upper ends have openings 16, in which the shaft 11 is engaged for pivotal movement of these side members thereupon, and collars 17 are engaged with the shaft outwardly of the side members to prevent lateral movement of the gate proper thereupon. Horizontally-extending vertically-spaced slats 18 are secured to the side members 14 and 15 below the shaft 11, and the upper ends of these side members are connected by an upwardlycurved top piece 19. A central verticallyextending brace 20 is secured to the top piece and to the slats 18, and secured to the upper end of this brace 20 there is a weight-box 21, containing weights of sufficient heaviness to balance the portion of the gate lying below the shaft 11.

Horizontally-extending latch members 22 are pivoted to the side members 14 and 15 and extend outwardly to rest against the posts 5 and 6 when the gate proper is in closed position, these latch members having notches 23 therein adapted to receive pins 24, carried by the posts. The inner ends of the latch members are connected by a stifi link 25, and the arrangement is such that raising the inner portion of one of the latch mem bers to disengage this notch from the adjacent pin 24 will similarly move the other latch member, when the lower portion of the gate may be moved upwardly to permit of the passage of a vehicle or the like through the gateway lying betweenthe posts 5 and 6.

Chains 26 areconnected at one end with the members 14 and 15 and at their other ends with the posts 5 and 6, the arrangement being such that these chains prevent the lower portion of the gate from moving above the horizontal, and the chains lie within reach of a person passing through the gateway, so that they may be grasped and pulled to return the gate proper to its operative position.

An auxiliary stop 27 is provided to lessen the strain upon the latch member 22 when the movement of the gate proper brings these members into engagement with the post, this stop consisting of two members 28 and 29, the former carried by the side member 15, while the latter is carried by the post 6, this post and side member lying adjacent to each other. The member 29 consists of a stem 30, havin horizontally-spaced fingers 81 at that end w ich is directed toward the gate proper, and the member 28 consists of a plate 32, secured to the member 15 and the lowermost slat 18 and projecting outwardly beyond the member 15, the outwardlyextending portion being in the form of a vertically-extend- IIO ing cylindrical enlargement 33, adapted for engagement between the fingers 31 of the member 29. Normally, however, when the gateproper is in closed position the enlargement 33 rests against the outer face of one of the fingers 31, as shown in Fig. 5.

It will be obvious that at times it may be desired to move loads of hay or other high bodies through the gateway and that the shaft 11 might interfere with such operation. As mentioned in the foregoing,,the gate is so arranged that it may be swung horizontally to suit these conditions. VVhenthe gate is to be swung horizontally, the portion comprising the upright 14 is first raised to disengage the rod 11 from between the fingers 12. The gate is then swung on a vertical axis to carry the rod 11 from over the post 5 and then permitted to sag, so that the enlarge ment 33 engages between the fingers 31 to form a lower hinge, after which the gate proper may be swung horizontally after the manner of the ordinary gate. It will thus be seen that the gate proper forms a closure for the gateway and is movable both vertically and horizontally into and out of operative position.

What is claimed is 1. A gate comprising spaced uprights, a closure for the space between the uprights, said closure being connected with one of the uprights for horizontal pivotal movement into and out of operative position, the connection of said closure with said upright being also arranged to permit of vertical pivotal movement of the closure into and out of operative position, said closure being also detachably connected with the other upright for vertical pivotal movement with respect thereto, a stop member carried by the firstnamed upright and a member carried by the closure and adapted for engagement of the stop member to limit the vertical pivotal movement of the closure in one direction, said stop member having a recess therein adapted for the reception of the second-named member at times for pivotal movement of the secondnamed member with respect thereto when the gate is moved horizontally.

2. A gate comprising spaceduprights, a

horizontal shaft pivoted at one end to one of the' uprights for horizontal movement and detachably connected with the other upright, a closure for the space between the uprights pivoted upon the shaft for vertical movement into and out of operative position, latch members carried by the closure and adapted to engage the uprights to limit the movement of the closure in one direction and an auxiliary stop comprising two members, one carried by the closure and the other by the upright to which the shaft is pivotally connected, the second-named member havinga recess adapted for the reception of the other member for pivotal movement of said member therewithin, the closure-carried member lying against the other member when the closure is in operative position, the detachable connection of the shaft with one of the uprights being arranged for movement into at times inoperative position.

3. A gate comprising spaced uprights, a horizontal shaft connected with the uprights, a closure pivoted upon the shaft for movement into and out of position to close the space between the uprights, said closure comprising side members having openings in which the shaft is revolubly engaged, horizontal slats secured to the lower portions of the side members, an upwardly-curved top piece secured at its ends to the upright ends of the side members, a brace secured to the slats and to the top piece, a weight secured to the top piece and to the brace of sufiicient heaviness to balance the portion of the closure lying below the shaft, chains secured to the uprights and to the-lower portion of the closure, said chains being arranged to limit the upward movement of said lower portion of the closure and latches arranged to limit the opposite movement of the closure and to hold it against movement, said latches being arranged for movement into and out of operative position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER C. BOYD. Witnesses:

G. H HUGHES, FRANCIS JoNEs. 

